PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE________________________________

May 2005 - 2006 Studio Assistant for Rhonda Heisler (Mosaic Artist)

Fall 1997 Taught Beginning Ceramics at the University of Arizona

Spring 1997 Studio Assistant for Sylvie Granatelli (Potter)

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS ___________________________________

March - April 2006 "MCCC Mercer County Artists 2006". The Gallery Mercer County Community College; NJ

April - May 2005 "MCCC Visual Arts Student Exhibition 2005”: The Gallery Mercer County Community College; NJ

March 1997 “Student Show”: XYZ Gallery Blacksburg, VA

April - May 1997 "Organics": (solo exhibition) XYZ Gallery

  Blacksburg, VA

January 1997 “Student Open”: Perspectives Gallery Virginia Tech; Blacksburg, VA

May 1996 “Senior Exhibition”: XYZ Gallery Blacksburg, VA

March 1996 “Clay”: XYZ Gallery Blacksburg, VA

April 1995 “Sculpture”: XYZ Gallery Blacksburg, VA

AWARDS_________________________________________________

April 2006 NJ Artist Residency Scholorship

  Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ

August 2005 Work-Study Scholarship 2005

  Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ

1996 Selected Finalist: “Virginia Tech 2000”

  Interdisciplinary Design Charrette Competition

EDUCATION______________________________________________

December 1996 B.A. Art and B.S. Psychology

  Virginia Polytechnic and State University

Fall 1997 Attended graduate school for Ceramic Sculpture

  University of Arizona